Kitchen-cabinet.



No. 811,918. PATBNTED FEB. 6, 1906. W. M. HENSON.

KITCHEN CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1905.

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WILLIAM M. IIENSON, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

KITCHEN 'CABlNET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1906.

Applicationfiled May 17, 1906. Serial No. 260,892,

To call rel 1,0111, 72!; may concern:

Be it known that I, I/VILLIAM M, I InNsoN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and. State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inKitchen-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates'to kitcl'ie'n-cabinets; and my object is to producean article of this character which is of great utility and at tractiveappearance and of simple, strong, durable, and inexpensive construction.

To this end the invention consists in certain novel and peculiarfeatures of construction and organization, as hereinafter described andclaimed, and in order that it may be fully understood reference is to behad to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a View,partly in front elevation and partly in vertical section, on the dottedline I of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line II IIof Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a central vertical longitudinal section taken onthe line III III of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the dottedline IV of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the dotted line V ofFig. 2. Fig. 6 is a sectional perspective view of one of themeasuring-cups.

In the construction of this cabinet tin or other sheet material ispreferably used.

1 indicates an oblong rectangular base having its front side rounded, asat 2, said front side being provided by preference with three largeopenings 3 of equal size.

4 indicates vertical partitions dividing the base into three largecompartments 5, with each of which one of said openings communicates.

6 indicates segmental doors corresrmnding in curvature to and fittingsnugly against the inner side of the curved front of the base, as shownin Fig. 3, and said doors are provided.

at their ends with vertical quadrant-shaped ends 7, pivoted, as at 8, topartitions 4 and fitting snugly against the latter. At their rear endsthe doors 6 are provided with heavy extensions 9, so that when a lightpressure is applied upwardly on the door-knobs 10 to start the doors ontheir opening movement said weighted ends will be suliicient to continuesuch opening movement and hold them openuntil they are again. closed,when the weight will be disposed almost in the vertical plane of theirpivotal points, so as to avoid accidentally opening. At the lower edgesof the doors they are provided with the flat flanges 11, which overlapthe front of the base at the sides of their openings and which are bentinwardly, as at 12, within said open ings to effect the connectionbetween said flanges and the lower edges of the doors. The openingmovement of the doors is limited by the engagement of knobs 10 with theupper edges of openings 3 while their closing movement is limited bycontact of their lower edges with the stops 13, secured to the innerside of the front portion of the base.

14 indicates a pair of large cylinders mounted upon the base verticallyover the end compartments 5, said cylinders having downwardly-convergingplates 15, forming their bottoms, the lower edges of saiddownwardly-converging plates forming the sides of rectangular openings16. Two of said plates, preferably the front and rear ones, are providedwith semicircular portions 17, depending vertically through the top ofthe base, said plates 17 being connected marginally by approximatelysemicircular sieves 18.

19 represents crank-shafts journaled at their ends in the dependingplates 17 and having their cranks 20 within the sieves and carryingrigidly skeleton segmental plates 21 to rub frictionally on the innerside of the sieves. The front ends of the shafts are provided withdepending cranks 22, having knobs 23 in order that the operator byreaching into the proper compartments 5 may oscillate said shafts, andthereby sift flour, meal, or any other com modity contained in saidcylinders down through the sieve and into suitable receptacles (notshown) placed in com artments 5 to receive it. 24 represents detachablecovers for the upper ends of the cylinders.

One of the cylinders 14 has its sifting mechanism disposed nearer thecenter of the cabinet than the other in order to provide more room for acofl'eecompartment or canister 25, the upper end. of the canister beingclosed by a screw-cap 26 and its lower end opening into any suitablecoffee-mill, a suspensionshelf 27 being disposed below the coffee-millin the compartment 5 below in order to support a removable drawer 28,which receives the ground coffee as it falls from the mill. The hub ofthe crank-handle 29 of the coffee-mill projects through an opening in aremovable plate 30, covering the opening 31, through which thecoffee-mill is inserted or removed, said. plate having eyes 32registering with eyes, 33 of said cylinder, rods engaging said eyes tohold said plate in position.

34 and 35 are front and back plates connecting the cylinders and risingfrom the base to the same height as said cylinders, and soldered orotherwise secured to the front of the cabinet at the junction of saidcylinders with the front plate 34 and terminating some distance abovethe top of the base are a pair of cylinders 36, having screw-caps 37 attheir upper ends, the bottoms of said cylinders being provided withoppositely-disposed apertures 38. 39 represents cups secured rigidly toand defpending from and forming continuations 0 said cylinders, thebottoms of said cups having op ositely-disposed apertures40 disposed int e plane of apertures 38. In each cup is a suitable valve consisting ofa vertical shaft 41, provided at its upper end with a disk 42, restingupon the bottom of its cylinder 36 and having oppositely-disposedapertures 43, and at its lower end with a disk 44, resting upon thebottom 40 and having oppositely-disposed apertures 45, the verticalplane of apertures 45 being at right angles to that of apertures 43. Thelower ends of the shafts are provided with crank-handles 46. Thesecylinders are adapted to contain rice, oatmeal, or any other small-grainfood. N orlnally the valves are disposed as shown in Fig. 7that is, withthe apertures 42 registering with apertures 38 and apertures 45 out ofregister with apertures 40*so as to exclude dust and have the cupsalways charged with the commodity in the cylinders. When it is desiredto withdraw a cupful of the commodity in one of the cylinders, thecrank-handle of the said cylinder is turned so as to simultaneouslythrow apertures 43 out of register with apertures 38 and apertures 45into register with apertures 40, and by this action the contents of thecup is discharged into a receptacle resting upon the top of the base orheld in the hand below said cup. The reverse movement of the crankrestores the valve to its original position, so as to close the bottomof the cup and permit the latter to be recharged with the commodity fromthe superposed cylindef.

47 is a horizontal drum secured in alined semicircular recesses in thefront and back plates, and said drum is provided with a verticaltransverse partition 48, dividing it into a front compartment 49 and arear compartment 50, the latter forming a sugar-bin and having aremovable cap 51, through which the sugar is poured into the bin. Saidbin is also provided centrally with the depending spout 52. This spoutis of precisely the same construction as cups 39 and is provided with asimilar valve arrangement, except that the crank 53 is pivotallyconnected, as at 54, to a rod 55, extending forwardly through aguideloop 56 and provided at its front end with a knob 57, said knobbeing grasped to reciprocate said rod, and thereby operate the valvesand effect the discharge of a measured quantity of sugar into aremovable cup (not shown) u on the horizontal partition 58, connectingthe front and back plates, the opposite movement of said rod closing thebottom of said cup and permitting it to be refilled by gravitativeaction from the bin. The guideloop 56 is secured rigidly to one of apair of vertical partitions 59 rising from horizontal partition 58 tothe bottom of the drum, and affording access to the space between and atopposite sides of said partitions is a semicircular opening 60 in thefront plate, a door 61, hinged at its lower end to the front plate,controlling said opening and having a suitable spring-catch 63 to engagethe front plate at the upper edge of said opening to secure said door inits closed position, the door having a knob 63, by which it can beconveniently opened or closed. The compartments at the outer sides ofpartitions 59 afford storage for bottled flavorings or whatever it maybe desired to place therein.

Below the horizontal partition is a large opening 64 in the front plateand extending from the sides of said opening to the back plate andsuitably supported are accordionshaped cleats 65, these cleats affordinga support for a plurality of pie-tins 66 or other cooking utensils. 67indicates a horizontal shelf which may be engaged with said accordioncleats, so as to increase or diminish at will the depth of thecompartment 68between said shelf and the top of the base, within whichcompartment cakes or other articles may be stored.

69 is a large door hinged at its lower edge to the front plate andcontrolling said dooropening 64, a turn-button 70, carried by the door,being utilized to secure it in its closed position. For ornamental anduseful purposes the door may be equipped with a mirror 71 at its frontside.

72 is a clock or other device set in a central hole in the front end ofdrum 47, and 73 represents removable spice-cans extending through acircular series of holes in the front wall of the drum, bars 74,connecting the front wall and partition 48, serving to hold thespice-cans in a horizontal position.

75 indicates a match-holder secured upon the base at a convenient point,and 76 a bank also secured upon the base for the purpose of affording aconvenient receptacle for pennies or other small change.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced akitchen-cabinet embodying the features of advantage enumerated asdesirable and which is obviously susceptible of modification in minorparticulars.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A kitchen-cabinet, comprising a base, cylinders mounted thereon,front and back plates also mounted thereon and connecting said.cylinders, accordion cleats secured at their front ends to the frontplate and at their rear ends to the back plate, an adjustable, shelfcarried by said cleats, and a doorcontrolled opening in said front plateto give access to the space between said cleats and below said shelf.

2. A kitchen-cabinet, comprising a base, cylinders mounted thereon,front and back plates also mounted thereon and connecting saidcylinders, a drum secured in the upper ends of the front and back platesand having a transyerse partition, a cu depending from the rearcompartment of t 1e drum and provided. with a pair of stationaryapertured plates, a valve for said cup, comprising a pair of aperturedplates to operate in conjunction with the first-named plates fordischarging a measured quantity of the commodity in the rear compartmentof the drum, and a crankhandle for operating said valve to effect suchdischarge or to close the bottom of the cup; a horizontal partitionconnecting the front and rear plates below the cup, and adoor-controlled opening in the front plate to give access to the spacebetween the cup and said partition.

3. A kitchen-cabinet, comprising a base, cylinders mounted thereon,front and back plates also mounted thereon and connecting saidcylinders, a drum secured in the upper ends of the front and backplates, and having a transverse partition, a cup depending from the rearcompartment of the drum and provided with a pair of stationary aperturedplates, a valve for said cup, comprising a pair of apertured plates tooperate in conjunction with the first-named plates for discharging ameasured quantity of the commodity in the rear compartment of the drum,and a crankhandle for operating said valve to effect such discharge orto close the bottom of the cup, a reciprocatory rod suitably guided andpivoted to said crank-handle, a horizontal partition connecting thefront and rear plates below the cup, and a door-controlled opening inthe front plate to give access to the space between the cup and saidpartition.

4. A kitchen-cabinet comprising a base having its front side rounded andprovided. With a plurality of openings in the rounded portion, segmentaldoors normally closing said openings and fitting within the base andprovided at their lower edges with flanges to externally-embrace thecontiguous portion of the base, and at their rear edges with weightedends within the base, and with end pieces having a pivotal relation withthe base, the plane of the pivotal point being forward of the weightedends of the doors.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM M. HENSON.

Witnesses G. Y. Tnonrn, LENDRUM B; RIDGE.

